One of the Democratic lawmakers who was expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives by Republicans last week was reinstated to his position on Monday night, with the other expected to be reappointed later this week.
Nashville Metro councilwoman Delishia Porterfield denounced Jones’s expulsion in an explanation of her vote on Monday.
On the steps of the state Capitol building on Monday evening, Jones addressed his supporters with a bullhorn once more. . “The birth of the new South, because right here in Nashville we’ve got movements led by young people that transformed this nation.”could result in further retaliation from GOP lawmakers
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